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Staff Writer
Hand chain hoist selection
Bernie Winter, from the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Technical Services, offers guidance on selecting hand chain hoists.
Don’t take the risk: know inspections
Lifting equipment needs to be inspected and maintained to ensure reliability, and safety. Alex Beltrao, director of Compliance at The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), examines the three levels of inspection for lifting equipment.
Safety first
Accidents still happen in the lifting industry, and some of them are serious or fatal. Julian Champkin reports.
Renewing the power
The world’s energy sources are in a state of transition. Renewable energy is powering an ever-greater proportion of our needs, and construction of sustainable energy plants is proceeding apace. Julian Champkin reports.
Ram pipe spreaders go into operation
RAM has partnered with the Spliethoff Group in Indonesia after Spliethoff Shipping approached RAM to help with a major offshore project, handling pipes between Indonesia and Australia.
Focus on electric
Paul Short, president of Combilift North America, oversees operations, sales, marketing, and customer service for the US and Canada, covering among other things straddle carriers and logistics in ports. Here he talks to DLM about the electrification of equipment, The California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulation to phase out operation of large Spark-Ignited (LSI) forklifts and a growing need for safety.
Lifting tongs
Despite being one of the oldest material handling products, there is more to tongs than many people realise says Darrin Noe, director of sales, The Caldwell Group.
Talurit orders wire rope hoist from Street Cranexpress
Talurit invests in a new wire rope hoist from Street Cranexpress, upgrading its lifting equipment to meet increased global demand as well as boosting its operational output and safety standards.
AAPA favors RISEE Act for port infrastructure
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has endorsed the Reinvesting In Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act, legislation spearheaded by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). This proposed law aims to allocate a portion of the federal revenue generated from offshore leasing activities to state governments. The funds would be pivotal in enhancing port infrastructure, expediting project timelines, and bolstering domestic supply chains.
Platreef show-stealer
High-capacity overhead cranes often make headline news because of their impressive size and technical complexity. Their smaller and simpler cousins – workhorses of the factory and general engineering workshop – should not be overlooked, says Marc Kleiner, MD, Condra.